Cancel CB transfers: Opposition

An institution such as the Central Bank which played a key role in the country’s finances could not afford to go into a crisis

By Yohan Perera
The Opposition yesterday urged the government to cancel all transfers given to some one hundred officers at the Central Bank stating it had pushed the bank into a crisis.
Mr Gunawardane said around 100 officers had been transferred suddenly. He said an institution such as the Central Bank which played a key role in the country’s finances could not afford to go into a crisis.

He also expressed suspicion that some officers who were transferred might have been subjected to victimization as they gave evidence before the Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) on the bond issue.